Some Akure indigenes under the aegis of
the Akure Renaissance Group have said an Akure indigene must become the
next governor of the state.
The group said they would not accept a deputy governorship position ahead of the 2016 governorship election in the state.
This was contained in a statement issued
in Akure, the state capital, on Wednesday by the coordinator of the
group, Mr. Ayodeji Akinyemi.
The ARG also pointed out that Akure has
many qualified persons that can occupy the number one position in the
state, and reiterated its commitment to ensuring that an Akure indigene
emerges as the next governor of the state.
The
statement called on all indigenes of Akure at home and abroad to
support this cause and see it as a collective agitation that should not
be left in the hands of a few.
The statement read, “We should come
together in the interest of socio-economic and political development of
Akure. It is untrue to say that Akure has no serious candidates for the
governorship position. Akure has sons and daughters of proven integrity
and honour who are fit for the job.
“In every democratic dispensation, Akure
has been cheated, marginalised and relegated to the background in spite
of its potential and human resources. Akure, with its voting strength,
had assisted other ethnic groups to get the number one seat.
“Without prejudice, Akure has the
largest voting power in Ondo State, this is evidently clear in all the
previous elections where the Akure votes surpassed every other local
governments’.
“It surpassed the four Akoko local
government areas put together. Therefore, it would be unjust and unfair
if the political gladiators fail in their plans to allow an Akure
indigene to be the next governor.”
The group, therefore, called on the Deji
of Akure, Oba Aladelusi Aladetoyinbo, to make a pronouncement that all
indigenes and every resident of the town must embrace the aspiration.
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